Weather-strip.



No. 690,447. Pafented Jan. 7, I902.

a. w. GOLDEN.

WEATHER STRIP.

(Application filed July 22, 1901.) .(N9 Modei.)

WITNESSES. Z

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. GOLDEN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 690,417, dated January'7, 1902.

Application filed July 22,1901. Serial No. 69,22l. (No model.)

To an whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1, GEORGE W. GOLDEN, a citizen of the United-States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Weather Strips, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being bad therein tothe accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to a novel type of weather-strip particularlydesigned for use in connection with swinging windows; and the inventionconsists in the novel construction of the strip and in the peculiararrangement and combination of its various parts, as here inafterdescribed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional perspective view of a combinedsliding and swinging window, showing my strip applied thereto. Fig. 2 isa vertical section taken on line 0000, Fig. 1, in the plane of thepivot, illustrating a slight modification; and Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection on line y y, Fig. 1, illustrating a modified form of strip.

The reference-letter A designates the window-casing, B the usualblind-stop, and O the parting-strip, fitting within. the usual recess inthe casing.

D designates one of the hanging stiles of the window, which is adaptedto slide between the stops B and C, and E represents one of the stilesot' the swinging sash.

As shown, the sash is connected to the hanging stiles by pivots F in theform of,

screws, which extend through thimble-bearings H in the hanging stilesand are carried by the sash-stiles.

In construction the weather-strip comprises, essentially, a swingingsection I, secured, preferably, to the hanging stile, and an overlappingsection J, which projects over one of the stile sides. The swingingsection is formed, preferably, of spring metal bent, as indicated inFig. 1, to allow it to freely yield to pressure and covers the entiremeeting face of said hanging stile passing between the bearings of thestile members, as indicated in Fig. 2. The swinging section may besecured to its stile in any approved manner; but I preferably attach theparts in the manner indicated in Fig. 1. The section in this case iscontinued overone side of the hanging stile and partially overlaps theinner meeting face L of the latter. By this con= struction the partingstrip O holds the weather-strip tightly in place.

To limit the outward swinging movement of the section I of theweather-strip, a locking-strip M is employed, which is secured to thehanging stile and covers the remaining side of the latter, as indicatedin Fig. 1. Thisstrip terminates at its free edge in a hook (1, adapted.-to interlock with a corresponding hook I), carried by the section J ofthe weather-strip. A groove K is preferably formed in the side of thehanging stile adjacent to the adjoining strips described, which receivesthe hooks, as plainly shown in Fig. 1.

As a further means of preventing dust or air passing between the hangingstile and the sash I employ a Z-shaped strip P, located within therecess, that receives the partingstrip and which is held in place by thelatter. One of the wings c of the strip last referred to extendsintermediate the casing and the sash-stile and is engaged by a hook (1,formed upon the portion of the weather-strip which partially embracesthe inner meeting face of the hanging stile.

The swinging-section of the strip is clamped at its center by means ofthe pivots to the hanging stile; but the portions of the strip uponopposite sides of the pivot when the swinging sash is open are normallyout of contact with the stile, as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the swingingsection in addition to per forming its usual function of closing thecrevice forms a yielding packing between the stile members and serves toretain the swinging sash in its different positions of adjust ment.Furthermore, by extending the swinging section between thebearing-surfaces metallic bearings are formed by the weatherstrip uponwhich the swinging sash turns.

In Fig. 3 a modified construction of weatherstrip is shown. In this casethe interlockinghooks for limiting the outward swinging movement of thestrip is dispensed with, and the hinged section is secured to one sideof the hanging stile by suitable nails or screws.

Fig. 2 of the drawings shows the stile E of the swinging sash providedwith a wear-plate in the form of a metallic sheathing F. on its meetingface. A covering of this character may be employed,if desired,with myweatherstrip; but its use is not required.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination of two meetingmembers one pivoted to the other for swinging movement, and .aweather-strip comprising a flat spring-section arranged between themeeting faces of the members for swinging movement, said section beingsecured to one of the members and having its free edge turned to form abearing adapted to engage the meeting face of the other member.

2. The combination with two meeting members, one pivoted to the otherfor swinging movement, of a weather-strip covering the meeting face ofone member and secured to the latter for free yielding movement, saidweather-strip comprising a spring-section extending from one corner ofthe meeting face to the opposite corner, and a complementary sectioncovering said opposite corner and overlapping the adjacent side of themember.

3. The combination with two meeting members, one pivoted to the otherfor swinging movement, of a weather=strip covering the meeting face ofone member and secured to the latter for free yielding movement, saidWeather-stri p comprising a spring-section extending from one corner ofthe meeting face to the opposite corner, and a complementary sectioncovering said opposite corner and overlapping the adjacent side of themember, and means for limiting the outward movement of thespring-section.

' 4. In a swinging and sliding window, the combination with the casing,of a hanging stile having a sliding engagement therewith and providedwith a recess formed in one of its sides, the swinging stile, twoadjoining metallic strips covering the opposite sides of the hangingstile and the outer meeting face of the latter, said strips havinginterlocking hooks at their adjoining edges extending within the recess,a spring-strip intermediate the hanging stile and the casing, and a hookcarried by one of the adjoining strips engaging the spring-strip.

5. The combination with two meeting members one pivoted to the other forswinging movement, of a weather-strip, carried by one of the members,having a swinging section extending between the meeting faces of saidmembers, and means for limiting the swinging movement of said section.

6. The combination of two meeting members one pivoted to the other forswinging movement, and a weather-strip comprising a flat swingingsection extending entirely across the meeting face of one member andsecured to the latter at one of the face-corners and having its freeedge turned to form a bearingadapted to engage the meet-ing face of thecomplementary member.

7. The combination of two meeting members, one pivoted to the other forswinging movement, and aWeather-strip carried by one of the membershaving a section interposed between the meeting faces of said membersfor swinging movement, said section contacting at one of its edges withthe member to which it is attached, and provided at its opposite edgewith abearing adapted to engage the meeting face of the complementarymember.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. GOLDEN.

Witnesses:

L. J. WHITTEMORE, H. 0. SMITH.

